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CVE-2017-6885

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An error when handling certain external commands and services related to the FlexNet Inventory Agent and FlexNet Beacon of the Flexera Software FlexNet Manager Suite 2017 before 2017 R1 and 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Manager Suite: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

References

• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76223/
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76223/

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